How to prune rhyncholaeliocattleya 'pastoral innocence'

After flowering — timing varies by hybrid but often autumn to winter. Cut spent flower spikes and sheaths at the base of the pseudobulb using sterilised scissors. When repotting every 2–3 years, trim away only completely dead rhizome sections. Ensure each division has 3–4 pseudobulbs and at least one new growth.

Annually for spike removal; division at repotting every 2–3 years. Rhyncholaeliocattleya 'Pastoral Innocence' is a large-flowered Cattleya alliance hybrid. Remove spent flower spikes cleanly after blooms fade. Retain all healthy pseudobulbs — backbulbs store energy for the next flowering cycle. Only remove pseudobulbs that are completely hollow and papery. Division is done at repotting, not as a pruning routine.

Cut spent flower spikes and sheaths at the base of the pseudobulb using sterilised scissors. When repotting every 2–3 years, trim away only completely dead rhizome sections. Ensure each division has 3–4 pseudobulbs and at least one new growth.